Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD57GSGW2514 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJan 16, 2024
GA
Last seenJun 9, 2026
MS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD57GSGW2514
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
GW2514

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 16, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MSI · Full1MID FREIGHT INC 4188267P1302583/IL
Nov 12, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0MID FREIGHT INC 4188267P1127428/IL
Aug 25, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSMID FREIGHT INC 4188267P1302583/IL
Aug 13, 2025PAII · Walk-around5MID FREIGHT INC 4188267P1302583/IL
May 14, 2025KYI · Full1OOSMID FREIGHT INC 4188267TEMPORARY/IL
Feb 25, 2025VAIII · Driver-only3ELJIM INC 2392985AB65DB/FL
Jul 4, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0ELJIM INC 2392985AB65DB/FL
Jun 13, 2024NYII · Walk-around7ELJIM INC 2392985AB65DB/FL
Jan 16, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2OOSJD HUNT TRANSPORT INC 3958391AB65DB/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MID FREIGHT INC4188267May 14, 2025Jun 9, 20265IL
ELJIM INC2392985Jun 13, 2024Feb 25, 20253IL
JD HUNT TRANSPORT INC3958391Jan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1302583ILMID FREIGHT INCAug 13, 2025Jun 9, 20263
P1127428ILMID FREIGHT INCNov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251
TEMPORARYILMID FREIGHT INCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
AB65DBFLELJIM INCJun 13, 2024Feb 25, 20253
AB65DBFLJD HUNT TRANSPORT INCJan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026